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Meanings of rough-and-tumble in inglês
Characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules.
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Examples for "scuffle"
Examples for "scuffle"
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He said the service station attendant witnessed the scuffle and phoned triple-0.
2
Behind me, there's the sound of a scuffle, but I don't stop.
3
He hurt nobody in the scuffle; he was thinking of his dinner.'
4
As part of the ongoing scuffle, weapons were drawn on either side.
5
They had a scuffle in the shrubbery, and the tramp got away.
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But the tussle for the sixth seat made the result highly unpredictable.
2
Of course, that means the parting tussle between Quince and the wrangler.
3
And at length the Merrimac gave up the tussle, and sailed away.
4
Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin, shown here, steps into legal tussle over executions.
5
Rosalind grimaced down at her skirt, ripped during a tussle for freedom.
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Winner: Virtual Boy Writing Columns iPad: Possible, but kind of a hassle.
2
It's just way too detail oriented and too much of a hassle.
3
But in general that's just too much hassle in an urbanised society.
4
Families might well wonder if it is worth the hassle next time.
5
Months of planning and hassle for a few minutes before a preacher.
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What had earlier been a foregone conclusion had descended into a dogfight.
2
Mazer quickly put on his helmet and zoomed in, following the dogfight.
3
He didn't disappoint and sought to draw his opponent into a dogfight.
4
But he also admits there are ups and downs to the dogfight.
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When you're in a relegation dogfight you've got to fight like dogs.
Usage of rough-and-tumble in inglês
1
So much about this young, rough-and-tumble country reminded me of my own.
2
It also kept him attuned to the rough-and-tumble of the criminal marketplace.
3
Even when these were prohibited the game was of a rough-and-tumble variety.
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The rough-and-tumble aspect of playing with colour is not for shrinking violets.
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But Patsy was a rushing, rough-and-tumble saloon-fighter, while Watson was a boxer.
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In spite of his fat the gambler was a rough-and-tumble fighter of parts.
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It's the best weapon in the world at this sort of rough-and-tumble work.
8
It's not great tennis out there; more a rough-and-tumble street brawl.
9
Those were the years when the Baltimore department was truly rough-and-tumble.
10
Finally, after a rough-and-tumble journey through the planetary atmosphere, a red chute deployed.
11
Otherwise, silence. In the rough-and-tumble world of boxing, it was an everyday exchange.
12
I guess you didn't scramble up in this rough-and-tumble West like I did.
13
Robbins, a good rough-and-tumble reporter, but lacking the delicate touch, began to speak.
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All at once, their lives became a blur of rough-and-tumble villages.
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Paul Maddox has had a rough-and-tumble year since I left.
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Another was academics: far too thin-skinned and unworldly for the rough-and-tumble of political life.